"I find problem solving fascinating and there is a lot of that in engineering."

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Nabha Rege

Born in Belguam, India
B.S. Civil Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 1991

M.S. in Civil Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ph.D. in Computer Aided Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996

I was born in Belguam, India a small town close to Goa where I lived till I have 17. At 17 I left home for the first time and moved to Bombay where I studied Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. After finishing my Bachelors I moved to Boston and got a MS and a Phd in Computer Aided Engineering at MIT.

I was always interest in puzzles and problem solving and that led to my interest in Science and Engineering and my subsequent degrees in the area. It is a fascinating subject. I started work at Schlumberger in May 1996, first in Houston and then moved to Austin in 2000. I have been working in the Reservoir Modeling group, starting as a Software engineer, moving up the ladder to Senior Software Engineer, Group Leader and now a Section Manager, managing the Modeling Office products for the Reservoir Modeling Software that Schlumberger sells.

Before joining Schlumberger, I worked as a Research Assistant at MIT while I got my Phd. Besides work, I enjoy reading, traveling, hiking and tennis. I met my husband at MIT, so I owe MIT 2 things a wonderful husband and a PhD degree. We have been married for 5 years, and have an 18 month old son. I spend most of my non-working hours playing with my son. I have to thank my husband for being able to juggle both family and work.